Business Administration Major, Online MBA Concentration

Concentration and Options Available

Online MBA concentration (Coursework Only Without Comprehensive Exam Option)

Campus Code

Distance Education

Note: Completion of BUAD 503 will require students, along with other requirements to be accomplished virtually, to participate in a short residence period, typically three days, on the University of Tennessee campus.

Admissions Standards/Procedures

Applications are accepted for fall, spring and summer semesters. To be considered for admission, the applicants file must be complete

• The online application submitted to the Office of Graduate Admissions
• An online MBA program application
• Transcripts of prior college coursework
• Two completed applicant recommendation forms
• Additional information, including the TOEFL score (Test of English as a Foreign Language), may be required by the Office of Graduate Admissions for international candidates; and
• Applicants may need to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

For admission to the MBA Program, consideration is given to:

• Applicant’s academic record with particular attention to the last two years of undergraduate work and previous graduate studies
• Quality of work experience and other activities that demonstrate potential for leadership
• Scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for those whose native language is not English; and
• Recommendations from professors and/or work supervisors. The admission decision is based on all factors that make up the total application; therefore, there is no automatic cut-off for either grade point averages or GMAT/GRE scores. However, admission preference is given to applicants with full-time work experience after obtaining the undergraduate degree

Academic Standards

• Retention is dependent on the student maintaining a 3.00 cumulative graduate grade point average (GPA) in graduate courses taken at UT.
• The degree requirements must be completed within 7 years.

Credit Hours Required

• 45 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

Must complete 45 graduate credit hours including 9 elective credit hours:

• BUAD 503 - Business Communications (must be taken in the first semester of study)
• ACCT 503 - Financial and Managerial Accounting
• MGT 503 - Strategic Decision Making
• FINC 503 - Financial Management
• FINC 504 - Financial Statement Analysis
• SCM 503 - Supply Chain Management Strategy, Operations, and Customer Value
• BZAN 504 - Supply Chain Models
• STAT 503 - Quantitative Methods
• BZAN 503 - Operations Management and Decision Modeling
• MARK 503 - Marketing Strategy
• ECON 503 - Economics in a Global Environment
• MGT 596 - Strategic Management Capstone (must be taken in the last semester of study) 

• While the concentration will begin with the introductory course (BUAD 503) and ends with the capstone course (MGT 596), students can take the remaining coursework in a manner that best fits with their schedule and finances allow. This flexibility would allow students to complete the program in as little as 21 months or more slowly based upon their individual situations. Thus, this concentration will not strictly be using a cohort system. Leave of Absence (LOA) will be allowed but students must complete the degree requirements in 7 years.